A metric that quantifies mobility energy productivity is described in Measuring Mobility Potential , a research brief from the National Renewable Energy Laboratory at the U.S. Department of Energy. This metric tracks changes in mobility within a single city, location, or place over time. It aims to assess the impact of emerging mobility choices.

The federal government’s response and recovery efforts related to the 2017 hurricanes is evaluated in a report from the U.S. Government Accountability Office. This report specifically examines the coordination between the U.S. Federal Transit Administration and the U.S. Federal Emergency Management Agency.

A manual that provides guidance for coding data elements is described in the 2018 FARS/CRSS Coding and Validation Manual , a report from the U.S. National Highway Traffic Safety Administration. The manual explores data at the crash level, vehicle level, driver level, precrash level, and person level. The Fatality Analysis Reporting System (FARS) and Crash Report Sampling System (CRSS) are used to collect motor vehicle crash data from across the United States.

Developments in federal highway policies, programs, and research and technology are examined in the latest edition of Public Roads, a magazine from the U.S. Federal Highway Administration. This edition features information about: Alternative cementitious materials Cooperative driving automation Value capture Speeding up bridge deck evaluations

The accuracy of operations counts at non-towered airports is determined in Technology Assessment to Improve Operations Counts at Non-Towered Airports , a report from the U.S. Federal Aviation Administration. Accurate airport operations counts are used to allocate funding for airport development and improvement, but several airports do not have air traffic control personnel available to count operations. This report, therefore, identifies appropriate technologies to do so.

Operating administration costs for the U.S. Department of Transportation (DOT) with regards to laptops are examined in a report from the U.S. DOT’s Office of the Inspector General. This report identifies whether the agency is following purchasing requirements and whether internal controls are acceptable.

The needs of commercial space launch operators and their clients are analyzed in Impact of Commercial Space Launch Activities on Aviation , a report from the U.S. Congressional Research Service. This report identifies the impacts of the rapid increase in commercial launch activity on airspace and safety in the aviation sector.

Historical coding practices of safety data are documented in the Fatality Analysis Reporting System (FARS) from 1975 to 2018 , a manual from The U.S. National Highway Traffic Safety Administration. This manual aims to enable the users to become familiar with the FARS data system. FARS is used to identify highway safety problem areas, provide a basis for regulatory and consumer information initiatives, and form the basis for cost and benefit analyses of highway safety initiatives.

Auxiliary safety data are presented in the Fatality Analysis Reporting System (FARS) Auxiliary Datasets Analytical User’s Manual, 1982-2018 , a manual from The U.S. National Highway Traffic Safety Administration. This manual includes elements that make it easier to extract certain data classifications and topical areas, such as commonly used age groups, crashes due to speeding, and crashes due to distraction.

The U.S. Federal Transit Administration (FTA’s) oversight of Hurricane Sandy recovery grantees’ compliance is assessed in a report from the U.S. Department of Transportation’s Office of the Inspector General. The FTA awarded grants after Hurricane Sandy hit in October 2012 for response, recovery, and rebuilding projects. This report identifies which grantees complied with the requirements to carry required insurance and reported on insurance proceeds.